The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-18

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that the bali had entered the bedy. Doe
/, not know who this clothing belongs to-
uoes not require scientific person TO tel
As 10 the holes IN the clothing Reaches
, mere on the 9TH inst Heard that Dr. Graf
dressed the wound and that Dr. Bailey wa,
oae Of the surgeons in attendance. Las
saw Hamilton the day before yesterday a.
friend; examined his arm above In,
elbow and found inflammation subsiding.
he-direct-Plaeed the clothing on a per
son aud, from examination, was satisfied
hat the bullet passing through the cloth
ing must have entered the body. and the
person receiving the same, assuming that
ne was wounded IN the arm, mus have
been IN sitting posture when it was in
iicted.
JAMES NJ. MCKEE,
for the State. Was in northwest corner
room of his house, opposite Governor s
Mansion, on Capitol street. Heard one
or two shots and a scream There
was little lull, when the firing commenced
rapidly. Came out and heard enc shot
the flash seemed to be north, Mr.. Lea and
witness started down at brisk walk and
found Hamilton carriage at the post Office.
Started down south side Capitol street.
When half way between post office and
| bridge saw person coming from towards
bridge on north side, and between Mrs
Cabaniss 5 and Mrs. Ambrosia' ;; the party
went on briskly but does not know where
Went to bridge and found a small cluster
of persons on the north side of the bridge
Col. Hamilton left the crowd and approach
ed him and said Jim, that fellow has shot
me twice am not sure whether he said
'he shot me twice first or not. He said
he shot me twice, "but when | did get TO
him | tried to belt hell out of him. He
asked me to take him up town Lea and
| started with him. L ran ahead TO get the
carriage, but found it had gone from where
| hal first seen it. l returned to Hamilton
| where others had Joined him. Hamilton
was warned to look out for others, when he
replied, keep a lookout and go on with me.
1 Albrecht came up but did not go up town
/ with US. Cannot say how many shots were
/ fired. When passing carriage asked if il
was Hamilton's when some one, whom he
| took TO be the colored driver, answered
/ yes Thinks he saw two boys sitting on
| he parapet on south side of Capital street
| between post office and bridge. Hamilton
| came 10 him from the crowd on the bridge.
| and soon after Albrecht approached from
| the same crowd. On telling of the affair
on the day of the inquest, witness was de-
| scricing the man going from the bridge in
Eubanks's presence, when Eubanks said he
| had taken that course. Asked Eubanks ii
he had on the same dark clothes then worn
and he replied he did, and witness told
him that he had judged the person to have
| on gray ClOt0eS- GubaHkS Sdlu OtutT Things
| that did not impress the witness so as to
remember. The party he saw leaving was
| / n dog trot Witness had walked over
500 feet before he saw the man. Never
saw Eubanks before the day after the
shooting to know hun. When Eubanks
was talkingto witness he had on black
suit which he told witness he had on the
night of the shooting.
Cross Standardization said, Jim,
that damn fellow has shot me, and | want
you TO 90 up town with me-" He after
wards said ''he shot me twice, or, che
first shot me twice, but when L got to him
l tried 10 belt hell out of him"
Distance from witnesses house to Yergers'
corner lS4 feet, 20 feet length of pavement,
making 254 feet to front of post Office build
ing, and from there to bridge over 800 feet
Carriage in front OF post office building. |
Was looking around and watched the man
running and thought he was after doctor, |
but saw no one else on that either side |
of street. Did nor see any one come from
bridge on south side and go of.
WM. BRIsCoE, col, for State, was at the |
depot night deceased was killed. Saw V. |
and Nj. train when it came in. Saw Ham |
ilton and a white man not known to wit |
ness coming from towards the train. Saw |
them coming around the engine from west |
side OF train. The train was still. Hamil |
ton passed and witness spoke to him. Ham |
lton and gentleman passed on toward |
Lawrence house. The tram may have been |
there 10 or 10 minutes, more, when |
he saw Hamilton. Did not see Albrecht, |
Figures nor Ga mbrell there.
Cross-examination did not elicit much |
more
JOHN AEMsTRoSG-Keeps a lunch stand |
at Depot. Was not there when " & NJ train |
arrived. Saw Hamilton at Lawrence House |
Did not sac Hamilton, Albrecht nor Fig |
ur sat the depot last night.
Cross-examined-Th only beer saloon in |
West jackson is at the Lawrence House. |
People usually congregate there.
LUTHER JONES, saw deceased get off V. & |
NJ. 945 train at the sleeping car, west side, |
the night he was killed. Stood there and |
talked with him several minutes. Deceased |
was IN good spirits, and was admiring |
himself in front of mirror, and asked |
what sort of a picture he would make. Vas |
aiKing about his picture in Fireman's |
uniform. Gambrell came round engine |
and went off, but do not know where. New
er saw him any more alive. Witness is |
clerk in Jackson postothce. No mails dis |
tributed at night except dropped letters.
ELIAS KING, lives in Copiah county. Was |
in W est jackson night deceased was killed. |
Was at Kalar House and rode from there on
V. & NJ. train to where it stopped Colonel |
Hamilton Albrecht and another gentleman
came up on west side of train, looking i |
train as if for some one. Did not know |
the third man, bnt he was a heavy set man. |
red complexion, would not know him is he |
were to see him. Did not see Eubanks |
Does not know Figures. The train had just |
backed up and stopped. Did not know de- |
ceased The parties apparently looking |
for some one, afterwards looked through the |
passenger sitting room at depot. They then |
IN five or SIX minutes after train stopped, |
walked off. Witness has been in Hamil- |
toms employ. Does not know what relation |
-, Il
Hamilton carry six-shooter. Never saw
before the large pistol exhibited to him.
Soone after the " & NJ train arrived. |
came with others to Lawrence House and
was leaving there, and after going a few
steps heard pistols fire; II had then been
five or ten minutes or perhaps less, since
he had seen Hamilton; was at Smmons's |
meat market, $50 or 300 yards from bridge
when he saw flashes going northwest across
the bridge; did not see flashes Of first shots.
These flashes must have come from about
the corner of the bridge going northwest;
never saw Albrecnt, Carraway and several
others pass his party going to the bridge.
Crossed examin ed-Did not have a per-
feet view of the bridge from Simmons's meat
market, where he was when shooting took
place; was discharged by Hamilton; got on
the train with another person at the switch
and stood on platform between passager
couch and sleeper; stood there until train
stopped; did not see any enc standing there;
saw two or three persons come out of the
sleeping car and get off, but heard no con
versation; does not know Luther Jones:
Hamilton and party came around from the
north end of the train to within FIVE or six
feet of the train and nearly opposite wit
ness, who was standing next To top steps on
west edge of the platforms; they looked in
at the windows, stopping very short time
and turned and went the same way they
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the west to the l. c. track and saw the same
parties looking in the sitting room door
saw no one enter the sleeping coach; doesn't
know William Briscoe; witness and Carson
had no object in standing around that night;
witness did not write letter for Jake
Alderman but for himself; he wrote letter
for Jake Ackermans picture for himself:
Alderman told him who had the picture.
but he had forgotten the name Of the per
son; Pearl street is south of Capitol street
and parallel; a person desiring to come
from the depot up town by way of Pearl
street would pass In front of the Edwards
House instead of by the Lawrence House
To Col. Nugent-Hayen't conversed with
| the witnesses in this cage since he was in
structed; have talked with Mr. Carson in
general way.
6. Y. STEWART.
| Was at his store on Capitol street, ssuth
side opposite National Bank evening of
shooting; saw Col Hamilton that evening:
did not see him go up stairs in the
building; was rot in a room with him !;
didn't know that he had ever been in
a room in the building; saw Colonel
| Hamilton's red wagon there. The pistol
/ being exhibited he said that he took it from
| Col Hamilton that night. He had never
seen it in the light. Witness did not de-
liver the pistol to Albreeht. Carraway ex-
amined it, and witness thinks he saws il
was loaded. Witness got pistol from Ham
ilton as he was coming up the street after
The shooting. Thinks Col. Hamilton had